Medical Assistant I-Commercialization

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

11d•$24 - $31

About The Position

The Medical Assistant I provides clinical office support to physicians and surgeons and performs patient care and administrative duties necessary to deliver quality patient care. Duties may include supporting patient flow, preparing examination rooms and instruments, assisting physicians with procedures, maintaining medical records, entering orders and prescription refill requests for physician review and approval, managing supplies, and completing scheduling, registration, insurance, and pre-certification tasks as assigned. The role follows hospital and infection-control policies, uses appropriate protective equipment, and helps maintain a safe and healthy work environment.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and completion of a training certificate from an approved Medical Assistant certificate course.
Certificate of Medical Assistant training or equivalent.
Venipuncture and EKG skills are required.
BCLS certification required; issuing authority must be AHA.

Nice To Haves

Certified Medical Assistant certification preferred.
Three to nine months of healthcare experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform assigned patient-care tasks, which may include venipuncture, EKGs, checking schedules and organizing patient flow, escorting and assisting patients, collecting and processing specimens, point-of-care testing, preparing for examinations, assisting physicians with procedures, taking vital signs, relaying instructions, and answering calls.
Complete assigned clerical duties, including sending and receiving medical records; obtaining laboratory, imaging, hospital, and referral information; completing forms and requisitions; and maintaining charts using the EMR or manual processes.
Enter orders into the EMR or prepare prescription refill requests for review and approval by the ordering physician.
Inventory, order, or restock medical supplies as applicable.
Set up examination rooms and instruments using sterilization techniques established by hospital and infection-control policies.
Maintain required logs, including those for medication refrigeration, point-of-care testing, sterilization processes, and crash carts.
Check medication and medical-supply expiration dates and dispose of expired items according to institutional policy.
Follow standards and procedures and comply with legal regulations to maintain a safe, secure, and healthy work environment.
Use required personal protective equipment to protect against exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, and other hazardous substances.
Assist with maintaining medical charts, including filing operative reports, test results, and home-care forms.
As assigned, schedule surgeries or procedures or coordinate with the Surgical Coordinator; verify times with patients and prepare charts, pre-admission materials, and consent forms.
Perform proficient phlebotomy duties when required.
As assigned, schedule and register patients and update demographic and insurance information.
Maintain, adjust, and confirm patient office schedules as assigned.
Check, verify, and update insurance information using internal or web sources as assigned.
Perform and verify pre-certification for procedures as necessary.
Perform other duties as assigned.